Evener-board for bookbinding-machines.



C. F. McBEE.

EVENER BOARD FOR BOOKBINDING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED FEB 25, I9I5- I Patented Sept. 26, 1916.

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EVENEB-BOARD FOB BOOKIBINDING-MAOHINES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 26, 1916.

Application filed February 26, 1915. Serial No. 10,709.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it lmown that I, CHARLES F. MoBnn, a citizen of the United States, residing in Athens, county of Athens, and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Evener-Boards for Bookbinding-Vlachines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the binding ma chine art, and has for its object to produce an evener board for binding machines which may be easily and quickly placed in psition for evening the sheets to be bound, and after the pressure bar has been adjusted to retain the sheets, the evener board may be removed from its position to assume the position of an extension in the form of a table in front of the machine.

My invention consists of certain details of construction hereinafter set forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure I shows a front elevation view of my device in the position of a table, and a part of the binding maclfiiie; Fig. II shows a side elevation view of the same; Fig. III shows a plan View of a portion of a binding machine, with my improved evener board thereon, said evener board being in the position to operate for evening the sheets to be bound; Fig. IV shows a sectional view taken on the line 4-4 in Fig. III; Fig. V shows a similar view, the evener board being in horizontal position; Fig. VI shows a detail view of the forward base extension of the binding machine; Fig. VII shows a detail view of the back and covers I employ in constructing my book; and Fig. VIII shows a perspective view of the completed book.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, the reference numeral is used to indicate a book binding machine, provided with sides, 11 and 12, and a pressure bar 13. The base 14 may have a border number 14 and is provided with a forward extension 15, pivotally mounted in bearings in the standards of the machine, said extension, when secured in a horizontal position, being in a slightly lower plane than the base 14. This extension base is very similar to that shown and described in my application for Letters Patent, No. 729298, filed November 4, 1912, and further description thereof will be omitted.

Secured, one to each side of the machine and to their respective standards, and projecting forwardly therefrom, are two bearings, 16 and 17 respectively, arranged in a common plane with respect to each other,

and designed to receive the mountings for my improved evener board 18. Obviously, the said evener board is arranged so as to assume a position at right angles to the movable sides 11 and 12, and also at right angles, but spaced forwardly from, the base 14. Its relation to other members of my machine, is such that the said evener board overlaps the forward standards of the machine, for purposes hereinbefore stated. The bearings 16 and 17, are slotted in their outer ends, said slots extending from near the upper outer corner, downwardly and inwardly, on an incline, as shown. The evener board, 18, is provided with depending bearings, 19 and 20 respectively, said bearings preferably extending outwardly and downwardly on an incline, from the base of the evener board, and mounted on said depending bearings, are lugs, 21 and 22, respectively, designed to engage the slots in bearings 16 and 17, respectively. 'This construction is clearly shown in the drawings, and it is obvious that it thus forms a hinged bearing for the evener board, and

permits a limited movement, depending on the length of the slots of the evener board. Mounted, one on each side of the machine, and secured to their respective standards, and in a position above the base of the machine, are two inclined arms, 23 and 24 respectively, the upper edges-of the arms being parallel with the slots hereinbefore mentioned. These arms are spaced apart to receive therebetween the evener board, so that the evener board may move forward be tween them. Mounted on the ends of the evener board, one on each side thereof, are two lugs, 25 and 26 respectively, designed to engage the upper surfaces of their respective arms, 23 and 24, when the evener board is placed in position to operate as an evener board, being at right angles to the base of the machine, as is shown in Figs. 3 and The numerals 27 and 28 indicate set screws, each provided with a lock nut, extending through the evener board, their inner ends being designed to engage their respective standards of the machine, for the purpose of limiting the forward movement of the evener board toward the standards when the evener board has been placed in position as shown in Figs. 3 and 4.

The numerals 29 and 30 indicate posts, or legs, secured to the outer surface of the evener board, and designed to operate as legs in supporting the evener board in a horizontal plane, when the said evener board has been released and removed from its position as an evener board, and it is desired to use same as an extension of the machine, for working purposes, as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 5.

The binding machine, the pressure bar therefor, the removable base extension, and in fact all the parts of said machine/other than the evener board and its particular re-- lation to the binding machine, will not be describedat any further length, as they do not constitute a part of this invention, ex-

cept, as stated, with regard- 130 their rela- 'vention, they willnot be further described.

It is obvious that my evener board may be adjusted so as to permit the edges of the sheets to extend farther over the forward extension of the machine, if desired, so that the drills 31 may cause perforations at a greater distance from the forward edge of the sheet, this adjustment being made by setting the set screws 27 and 28 of the evener board, in the desired position.

In placing my evener board in position to operate as an evener board, it is lifted upwardly, and moved inwardly, the lugs 25 and 26 engaging the upper surfaces of the arms 23 and 24 respectively. As the said arms 23 and 2e are on an incline, and as the pivotal mountings of my evener board are loosely secured in slots, inclined to the samedegree with. the arms, 23 and 24-, it is ob vious that the evener board will move clownwardly, and inwardly, the inner surface of said board always maintaining a vertical plane, until the aforesaid set screws engage their respective standards. The weight of the evener board is to hold it in.

proper position when the loose leaves are placed in the machine, for the purpose of beingevened for ierforatin lVhen the sheets are evened, the pressure bar 13 holds them in the proper position,

and the evener board is then released and. removed from its position as evener board, and it assumes the position shown in Figs. 4 and 5, and is therefore enabled to perform the i very useful function of constituting an extension of the machine for working pur poses, at the same time being out of the way clined bearing faces, an evener board, and lugs carried by the board for engaging with the inclined faces of the bearings.

2. In a book binding machine, a frame, bearings secured to the frame, an evener board pivoted in the bearings for-swinging a to horizontal and vertical positions, means on the frame for engaging with the evener board when vertically disposed to hold the latter so disposed, and means for adjusting the evener board when vertically disposed.

toward and from the-frame.

3. In a book binding machine, a frame,

hearings on the frame provided with in-z clined slots, an evener board pivotally sup-- ported in the slots of the bearings inclined arms on the frame above the bearings, and lugs on the ends of the evener board adapted to engage the upper edges of the arms.

4. In a book binding machine, a frame,

hearings on the frame provided with in clined slots, an evener board pivotally supported in the slots-of the bearings, inclined arms on the frame above the bearings, lugs on the ends of the evener board adaptedto engage the upper; edges of the arms, set screws provided with lock nuts and. adjustable on'tlie board to engage the frame when the board is vertically disposed in which position the lugs engagethe arms, and a'post on the board to support the latter in a horizontal position.

6. Ina book binding machine, a frame,

bearings on the frame provided with 111-. clined slots, an evener board pivotally supported in the slots of the bearings, inclined cured to the outer face of the board and at arms on the frame above the bearings, lugs right angles thereto to support the board in on the ends of the evener board adapted to horizontal position.

engage the upper edges of the arms, said CHARLES F. MOBEE. 3. board being vertically disposed When the Witnesses:

lugs engage the arms and adapted for move- A. B. Ron,

ment to a horizontal position, and posts se- N. G. SPANGLER.

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